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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Chinook Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 277
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000066
Chinook Elementary
3101 W 88th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99502 · (907) 742-6700 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
267 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
82%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.6%
AK avg 36.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
AK avg 34.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 21.4% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chinook Elementary
Chinook Elementary's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook Elementary this school | 365 | 73.2% | 25.2% |
| Taku Elementary Anchorage | 258 | 76.0% | 29.2% |
| Susitna Elementary Anchorage | 394 | 69.3% | 29.2% |
| Northwood ABC Anchorage | 255 | 79.6% | 26.4% |
| Gladys Wood Elementary Anchorage | 267 | 76.0% | 35.4% |
| College Gate Elementary Anchorage | 363 | 65.0% | 24.6% |
Matched among Alaska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chinook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #108 of 134 | #38 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #121 of 150 ▼ 1 | #40 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #116 of 150 ▲ 1 | #42 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #33 of 169 | #14 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #51 of 125 | #18 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 81.9% | #19 of 125 | #19 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #28 of 142 | #21 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #19 of 115 | #13 of 53 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 365 | 23.4 | 15.6:1 | 73% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 26.6 | 17.9:1 | 73% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 26.4 | 18.2:1 | 78% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 32.9 | 16.3:1 | 78% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 70% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 73% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 29% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 27 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chinook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (536 to 365); teachers down 29% (32.9 to 23.4).
About Chinook Elementary
Chinook Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Anchorage, Alaska. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 365 students. It has 32% more students than the average for elementary schools in Alaska (about 277).
District-wide, Anchorage School District has 92 schools and 40,587 students.
White students account for 26% of enrollment at Chinook Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 21% Native American, 18% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 11% Asian. Among people living in Anchorage Municipality, the White share is about 57%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chinook Elementary scores 82%.
Chinook Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1, with 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.3:1 average for elementary schools in Alaska is close to this figure. The school has 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Anchorage Municipality, the average is 49%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that median household income comes to about $103,284, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anchorage Municipality counts 99 public schools with about 41,241 students.
Chinook Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Dimond High School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Chinook Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Chinook Elementary is City: Large.
In 2020-21, Chinook Elementary enrolled 394 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 365. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.1:1 to 15.6:1.
People who know Chinook Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Anchorage Municipality at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,976
Census ACS
Median income
$103,284
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anchorage School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
Other schools in Anchorage
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
Other Chinook Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Chinook Elementary. Chinook Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Chinook Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 700 students
- Chinook Elementary SchoolVANCOUVER, WA · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Dimond High School0.2 mi · 1,373
- Sand Lake Elementary0.9 mi · 367
- Gladys Wood Elementary1.1 mi · 267
- Bayshore Elementary1.1 mi · 338
- Kincaid Elementary1.5 mi · 322
- Campbell STEM Elementary1.6 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Chinook ElementaryHow many students attend Chinook Elementary?
Chinook Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Chinook Elementary serve?
Chinook Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Chinook Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Chinook Elementary.
How diverse is Chinook Elementary?
Chinook Elementary reports a student body of 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Chinook Elementary in?
Chinook Elementary is part of Anchorage School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.